Lenin's Dream

The Republics

В тех днях было всегда славой к союзу советских социалистических республик.

In those days it was always Glory to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Sports & Space

Some more of Sports and then lets go to the Cosmos.

An Answer to many Why's

Digression - Many of my friends and visitors to my blogs from the former Republics of the USSR ask me why I show stamps of the Old Soviet Days and not the current issues from the former Republics. Please excuse me but, I find it easier to reply in my broken Russian which I had learnt in the '60s.

Мои дорогие друзья, ответ к вашему вопросу очень просто. Во первых, я thouroughly насладился моими полтора летами в Владивосток. И secondly, я все еще чувствую что советские штемпеля были действительно хороши и сказал рассказ схватки и достижения общества которое воевало против огромных фор в тех и более предыдущих летах. Никакое сомнение что много вопросов были пристрастный в пользу господствующей хунты и своего ' измы. Но, скажите мне aren' t правящие партии в так называемых демократических странах не используя Philately для того чтобы достигнуть их соответственно политических целей? Я не показываю настоящий вопрос от стран что были бывшими республиками, потому что я не имею любые, котор нужно показать.

Star Trek and Arts and craft in the Fatherland

The Rodina or Fatherland

Nostalgia forced me to re-visit my Russian Album, or should I call it my Soviet Album? So, for the next few posts I shall regale (sic) you with some assorted views of the Red Country and its achievements!

999

What a Date – 09.09.09

Stamp from Finland

One of the most beautiful and exceptionally shaped stamps I have ever seen and received.

Teacher's Day

Today is Teacher’s Day in India. It is observed in memory of our 2^nd President Dr. S Radhakrishnan. Dr. S Radhakrishnan was born in the year 1888 in a well-known religious state in Chennai, then called Madras. He was the second son of Veera Samayya, a tehsildar in a zamindari. It was a middle-class, respectable Hindu Brahmin family.

He graduated with a Master's Degree in Arts from Madras University. In partial fulfilment for his M.A. degree, Radhakrishnan wrote a thesis on the ethics of the Vedanta titled "The Ethics of the Vedanta and Its Metaphysical Presuppositions", which was a reply to the charge that the Vedanta system had no room for ethics.

The Origin of Teacher's Day in India
Since 1962, 5th of September has been celebrated as Teacher's Day in India. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan was a philosopher and a teacher par excellence. Some of his students and friends approached him and requested him to allow them to celebrate his birthday. In reply, Dr, Radhakrishnan said, "Instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud privilege if September 5th is observed as Teacher's day". The request showed Dr.Radhakrishnan's love for the teaching profession. From then onwards, his birthday is observed as Teacher's Day in India.

In this connection I would like to place before you a First Day Cover and a Brochure issued by the Dept of Posts and Telegraph.

One of the photographs from the brochure is indeed rare as it shows the Past (1^st), Present (2^nd) and the Future (3^rd) President of India.

Vintage Cars.

Let me wish all of you a Very Happy ONAM

Vintage car rallies are held quite regularly in India. But, I don’t think a stamp, or a set of stamps has ever been published by India Post on this magnificent theme. I had displayed some vintage cars from the erstwhile USSR earlier. Today I want to place before you some stamps portraying the World’s most prestigious car in its vintage ‘Avatar’. These cars from the early 1900’s are very avidly sought after masterpieces, by the rich and famous around the world. As far as we commoners are concerned just staring at them wide-eyed should suffice ;-))

One of the world’s most spectacular Rolls Royce collections includes the STAR OF INDIA. The price is a cool 5 Million Euro. I am not sure if any haggling is permitted.

Those who want more info on this famous family of cars, may like to drop in on

http://www.bentleyboys.com/Rolls-Royce%20History.htm